Richard Nance, with the help of Rhonda Roth, has created a whole new genre of fiction. This unique work, The Hidden World Chronicles Book 1: Journey of the Chosen, takes you on a breathtaking ride through all the secret and covert centers of our world. When Dr. Charles Jennings and his coworker cum bride Sarah Parker uncover a strange discovery in an obscure temple in Tibet, they are instantly whisked away to a government facility where they are sure they will be tossed in prison. What they find is an operation kept secret for centuries. These secrets eventually lead Dr. Charles Jennings and Dr. Sarah Parker, along with three others, to a hidden world that some believed to only exists in myth or spiritual realms. These adventures were made known in a journal left in the faithful hands of a man named Gavin Graham, who has been chosen by Charles to carry on a mysterious legacy begun years ago. Gavin was inexorably draw in to the complications of an epic battle between good and evil simply by touching the hand of Dr. Charles when he was a child. With a dazzling incorporation of numerous genres and a challenging mystery to be solved, don't be surprised if at the end of this book you will ask yourself what your part will be in the saga of The Hidden World Chronicles. Richard Nance has had an eclectic assortment of careers since leaving his alma mater, North Carolina State University School of Electrical Engineering, including everything from a stint in the Navy, to a teacher to an electrician. All these careers gave him the means and the experience to pursue a real passion for writing, which he has realized in this novel, which he wrote with his daughter, Rhonda Roth.

After completing the transcription of the first journal by Dr. Charles Jennings, Gavin Graham waited patiently to hear from the hidden world once more. It was a complete surprise when the beautiful daughter of Charles and Sarah Parker showed up at a remote ski resort near Seattle. Liz Jennings was much more than Gavin could have imagineda "impetuous, fast-talking, and incredibly beautifula "made immediately evident as she thwarts a mercenary killer in the first ten minutes of their conversation. Thus Gavin became a part of the hidden world he had written so much about. Taken via Area 51 to the hidden world itself, Gavin was asked to transcribe the second journal of Dr. Jennings. Charles Jennings, who had recently saved the earth from the dark forces, had a greater destiny to fulfill, only possible by unraveling The Secrets of the Sword. What destiny would be greater than saving the Earth? Only time would tell. Go with Gavin to the Hidden World and be with Charles, as the destiny of God and man is made very real. The whole life of Charles Jennings had led to this point in time, and his daughter Liz plays a bigger part than anyone could have imagined, commanding more awareness than even her father. What path lays in store for her? Walk in their path, feel what they felt, and become a part of The Hidden World Chronicles."

Annotation Details the author's personal experiences with the least understood & often misunderstood aspect of African-American culture, voodoo.

Peter David, a creative force in television, and a best-selling author of comics and novels, has created a fantasy world sure to delight his legions of readers. The Damned World is home to twelve races, each of which has fought the others for survival for generations. What none of them knows is that they are all creatures of Earth, a world of legend. On Earth eleven of the twelve races were creatures of human myth or folklore. All live in awe of the all-powerful Overseer, whose authority none dare challenge. A new spirit has arisen among those sick of war and tired of living in fear. Some believe that it is possible for the races to become allies instead of adversaries. With this new spirit has come a time of possibility, of change. Jepp, a human woman and Karsen, a Bottom Feeder, have broken with tradition and cast their lots together. They seek the Orb of Light, with which they believe they can gain the power and release the Damned World from its chains of violence and ignorance. But they’re not alone, for everyone who knows about the Orb would kill to get it. If someone gets the Orb, things will change. These are, as the proverb warns, interesting times.

After an Earth-scarring apocalyptic battle, the meta-humans have turned back a massive invasion of super-science powered Nazi war machines. Now meta-hero organization Echo and sometime Russian ally CCCP must battle back. Task one: to hunt down the secret puppetmasters behind the Nazi robot invasion, the Thule Society. It's "go time" once again for the meta-heroes, including fire-bender John Murdock, hacker-witch Vikki Nagy, healer Belladona Blue, super-quick Mercurye¾and most of all for their ghostly ally, Seraphym, the spirit of the world who uses her secret influence to direct the fight against a Thulian-based tyranny of evil and slavery that is fast descending upon the entire universe! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A science writer and a photographer explore the complicated inner workings of seeming simple everyday objects. What exactly is inside a laptop, a golf ball, a vacuum cleaner, or a novelty singing fish toy? The insides of these and dozens of other objects are revealed in this photographic exploration of the stuff all around us, exposed and explained. With the help of a high-pressure waterjet cutter able to slice through four inches of steel plate, designer and fabricator Mike Warren (creator of the popular Cut in Half YouTube channel) cuts into everything from boom boxes to boxing gloves, oil filters to seashells, describing and demystifying the inner workings and materials of each. With gorgeously detailed photography, Cut in Half is a fascinating and accessible popular science look at the extraordinary in the everyday. Praise for Cut in Half “If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like inside a hair dryer, or a baseball, or a Magic 8-ball, this book is for you. Mike Warren cuts things in half with a high-pressure waterjet cutter and then has an explanation of what you’re looking at inside. . . . One fun feature: the cover of the book itself is “cut in half” along the center.” —GeekDad “A book of mesmerizing photographs of objects that have been perfectly cut in half. . . . Accompanying each photograph are explanations from Warren, who has been doing this for years on his YouTube channel, that walk us through the amazing complexity of the many apparently simple objects.” —Fast Company “Let your device addict explore the fascinating inner workings of common household items with this book from gadget You Tuber Mike Warren.” —Real Simple

A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to summon a shark with ancient magic. A scientist finds a rare shark in Indonesia and forges a deal with villagers so it and other species can survive. In this eye-opening adventure that spans the globe, Juliet Eilperin investigates the fascinating ways different individuals and cultures relate to the ocean’s top predator. Along the way, she reminds us why, after millions of years, sharks remain among nature’s most awe-inspiring creatures. From Belize to South Africa, from Shanghai to Bimini, we see that sharks are still the object of an obsession that may eventually lead to their extinction. This is why movie stars and professional athletes go shark hunting in Miami and why shark’s fin soup remains a coveted status symbol in China. Yet we also see glimpses of how people and sharks can exist alongside one another: surfers tolerating their presence off Cape Town and ecotourists swimming with sharks that locals in the Yucatán no longer have to hunt. With a reporter’s instinct for a good story and a scientist’s curiosity, Eilperin offers us an up-close understanding of these extraordinary, mysterious creatures in the most entertaining and illuminating shark encounter you’re likely to find outside a steel cage.